- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 170 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- BHX Birmingham Airport75 km
- BRS Bristol Airport109 km
About The Tump
The Tump is a historic site. Location: Downton, Herefordshire. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (75 km). Nearby sights include Kinton Mound and Adforton Motte.
Photos of The Tump
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Hopton Castle Ostrich · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Brampton Bryan Castle Philip Pankhurst · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of The Tump
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 93 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- January (101 mm)
- Driest month
- July (55 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 17° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 101 | 72 | 77 | 61 | 59 | 67 | 55 | 72 | 79 | 87 | 93 | 101 |
How to get to The Tump
The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (BHX), 75 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 45 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 75 kmeast
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 109 kmsouth
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 109 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Telford Population: 155.6K 45 kmnortheast
- Worcester Population: 101.7K 46 kmsoutheast
- Dudley Population: 199.1K 54 kmeast
- Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 55 kmnortheast
- West Bromwich Population: 103.1K 60 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from The Tump
Within 100 km: 988 historic and cultural sites, 2,487 natural sites, 148 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km319 places
- The Island Island 13 kmSE
- Titterstone Clee Hill Mountain 17 kmE
- Brown Clee Hill Mountain 21 kmNE
- Caer Caradoc Hill Mountain 23 kmN
25–60 km1,247 places
- Bevere Island Island 43 kmE
- Withymoor Island Island 54 kmE
- Bromford Stop Island 59 kmE
- Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 53 kmW
60–100 km2,057 places
- Alney Island Island 68 kmSE
- Horninglow island Island 97 kmNE
- Glover's Island Island 67 kmSE
- Crescent Wood Island Island 77 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kinton Mound Historic site, Leintwardine2.1 km NW
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Adforton Motte Historic site, Adforton3.2 km SW
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Weaver Mountain, Leintwardine1.5 km N
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Buckton Park Farm Mounds Historic site, Buckton and Coxall3.4 km W
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Jay Bridge Historic site, Leintwardine3.7 km NW
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Walford Motte Historic site, Walford, Letton and Newton3.7 km W
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Aston Tump 1 Historic site, Pipe Aston3.8 km SE
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Brandon Camp Mountain, Adforton2.6 km SW
Nearest towns and villages
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Leintwardine Village, Leintwardine2.4 km W
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Downton Village, Downton1.4 km NE
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Leintwardine Municipality, Herefordshire1.7 km NW
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Whitton Village, Leintwardine1.8 km W
Sources & licences
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